Benjamin Air Guns. Also known as Benjamin Air Rifle Company was formed in 1902 by Walter Benjamin. Shop available Benjamin Air Rifle parts today! We've been supplying customers with hard to find parts since 1950. Discovered in back of my closet. My old Benjamin model 317.177 cal air rifle. The serial is H128750 which according to your chart was made in 1959. In excellent condition. Purchased some pellets and it works perfectly. Anyone have any idea as to its value. Benjamin franklin model 700 brass 25 shot bb repeater (front pump) description: sale pending dean m-this benjamin franklin 25 shot bb repeater is an early model 700. It has a spring loaded 25 shot magazine feed and is cocked with the bolt for each shot. It has a nice patina on the brass and everthing except the pump system works great.
Your Benjamin/ Sheridan 397 is currently manufactured and sold, so has no
collector value. When we were kids Benjamin, Sherican and Crosman were
different companies. Today they are all owned by Crosman, and the
Benjamin/Sheridans and Shericans are all the same design, differing only in
cosmetics and caliber.
Your 397 is a nice gun which sells new for about $100. Do not pump it more
than 10 times, and 8 would be better. 3-4 pumps are fine for target shooting.
Accuracy will depend on the pellet used and the number of pumps. Try Crosman
Premier Heavies, Beeman Kodiak and Beeman Perfect Rounds.
Your gun is powerful enough for hunting small game like rabbits and squirrels
up to 25-30 yards. Aim for the head. If you plan to use the gun for hunting,
a company called Mac-1 Airguns (www.mindspring.com/~airguns/) can tune your gun
to double its power and greatly improve the trigger.
Regards.
Phil
Benjamin Franklin Air Rifle Serial Number Lookup
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